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Japan debates radiation as manga shows nosebleed

The Associated Press

Posted:
05/19/2014 03:35:41 AM MDT

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05/19/2014 03:35:42 AM MDT

TOKYO (AP) — A popular manga comic is setting off a public debate in Japan about the health effects of radiation following the Fukushima nuclear disaster — so much so the publisher issued a special edition Monday.

The April 28 issue of "Oishinbo," by Tetsu Kariya, depicted a character getting a nosebleed after visiting Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant. Three of its reactors sank into meltdowns after the March 2011 tsunami, and radiation contaminates nearby towns.

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